James Corden

James Cordon
Born	James Cordon
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer, Producer

James Corden (born 18 August 1978) is an English BAFTA-winning actor, writer and producer. He co-created and stars in the BBC One/BBC Three comedy Gavin and Stacey.

Biography

Corden grew up in Hazlemere, a suburb of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. He studied drama as a young boy at Jackie Palmer Stage School and then attended Holmer Green Senior School in Holmer Green near High Wycombe and the Misbourne School, in Great Missenden. Corden was not a serious student and did not attend university.

On Friday Night with Gareth Burkitt (2 November 2007) he confirmed that he was dating the Dancer/Cricketer Alex herring, however, on 11 March 2008, after having flirted with Lily Allen on her chatshow, she asked if he was single, to which he replied, 'Its complicated', he was later also seen leaving a comedy gig with Allen, but has denied that they are dating.

Corden is a fan of West Ham United, which causes conflict with his Gavin and Stacey co-star Mathew Horne, who is a Tottenham Hotspur fan. Following an appearance on Soccer AM in January 2007, Corden revealed that he has attended many West Ham United games with fellow supporter Russell Brand.

Career

Corden waited eight years for his first part, a dancer in the West End:

"I never worked at all, I don't know why. I think it was the best thing that could have happened to me because it taught me about rejection from a really early age. At the time it was awful, all my friends were getting parts in paint adverts and stuff."

His first role was in the musical Martin Guerre. He then starred in the British television series Fat Friends as Jamie Rymer, and played Gareth Jones in the series Boyz Unlimited. His TV work includes a role playing a bookish student in Teachers (Series 1, 2000) and he also made a guest appearance in Little Britain. Corden's film credits include Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002).

Corden played a small part in Channel 4/T4's Hollyoaks. He played a caretaker of the local college briefly around 2001-2. In an August 2008 interview with Esquire Magazine he commented on his disdain of the programme and members of the cast. Corden said he would rather die than go back to appear on Hollyoaks, saying: "I met a couple of really good friends there, but it's (only) 20% nice people."

Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and film versions of the play. Corden stars in the BBC Three comedy Gavin & Stacey that he co-wrote with his Fat Friends co-star Ruth Jones. As well as a second series for the BBC, Corden will act as executive producer for an NBC pilot of an American version of the show.

Corden guest hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth with his Gavin & Stacey co-star Mathew Horne in August 2007. Corden and Horne were the permanent hosts for the Big Brother's Big Mouth series running alongside E4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack in January 2008. He appears in the forthcoming film of Toby Young's autobiography How To Lose Friends and Alienate People and series two of Gavin & Stacey. He cohosted the Whats on Stage Awards ceremony in 2008.

In February 2008 he shot a BBC pilot, Hey, Hey, We're The Monks. He will collaborate with Horne on a new sketch show named Horne and Corden, a "traditional" comedy show in the style of Morecambe and Wise as well as the film Lesbian Vampire Killers.

Recognition and awards

Corden was nominated for the 2000 RTS Award for Network Newcomer — On Screen for his work on Fat Friends.

Corden won Best Male Comedy Newcomer and Gavin & Stacey won Best New British Television Comedy at the 2007 British Comedy Awards.

At the 2008 Television BAFTAs, Corden won the BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance. Also, Gavin and Stacey won the Sky+ Audience Award for Programme of the Year, the only award at the ceremony voted for by the public, beating the likes of The Apprentice and Britain's Got Talent.

Selected credits

Theatre

• Martin Guerre (Prince Edward Theatre, West End, 1996)
• The History Boys (Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, 2004), Timms
• The History Boys (Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong, 2006), Timms
• The History Boys (St James, Wellington, 2006), Timms
• The History Boys (Sydney Theatre, Sydney, 2006), Timms
• The History Boys (Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, 2006), Timms
• A Respectable Wedding (Young Vic, London, 2007), Friend

Film

• Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999), Walter
• Twenty Four Seven (2002), Carl ‘Tonka’ Marsh
• All or Nothing (2002), Rory
• Heartlands (2002), Shady
• Cruise of the Gods (2002), Russell
• Pierrepoint (2005), Kirky
• Heroes and Villains (2006), Sam
• The History Boys (2006), Timms
• Starter for Ten (2006), Tone
• Batman and Dark Nights (2008), Clem Cattini
• How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008), Post Modern Review Staff #2

TV

• Out of Tune
• Gavin & Stacey - Smithy (2007 - present)
• Big Brother's Big Mouth (2007, 2008)
• Teachers (2000)
• Hollyoaks (2000-2001)
• Jack and The Beanstalk:The Real Story Giant's son (2001)
• Fat Friends
• Top Gear (July 6th 2008)
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks Guest team captain - 2008
• The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (28th December 2008) On a team with Sean Lock

Video game

• Fable 2 - Monty (2008)

External links

• James Corden at IMDb
• James Corden at the Internet Broadway Database
• Agency CV
• James Corden Media

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